What is recorded here
Colp West holds a burial marker in County Meath, but the facts stop short of naming the dead or dating the event. The land may have swallowed a king, a stranger or a child, yet no witness remains to confirm which.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in Colp WestEnclosure · 1 yd
Colpe Househouse · 736 yd
Site of Old CastleCastle, unclassified · 762 yd
Saint Columba's Church (Colp)church/chapel · 767 yd
Site of Colpa FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 794 yd
RuinCastle, tower house · 1.1 mi
The ThoselMemorial · 1.9 mi
Newgrange Business ParkMemorial · 3.0 mi